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4, RGBIN-SON. KNIT PABRIG FOR THB MANUPAGTURB 0F MITTENS. No. 244,933.

Patented July 26,1881.

INVENTOR WITN ESSES ATTORNgYS,

.for one mitten.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEo ITHAMER A. ROBINSON, OF DE KALB, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'IO JOSEPH F. GLIDDEN, OF SAME PLACE.

KNIT FABRIC FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MITTENS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,933, dated July 26,1881. Application filed May 7, 1881. (No model.)

clare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description of the construction of the same, reference being hadto the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and

to the letters and 'figures of reference marked' thereon.

Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings areA perspective views of my invention,and Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the same.

This invention has relation to the manufacture of mittens; and itconsists in providing a knit tubular fabric having continuouslyconnected in the knitting alternate sllort portions of closely-twistedyarn or thread for the Wrist, and longer portions of moreloosely-twisted yarn or thread for the hand-covering and lining, all ashereinafter more fully shown and described. Y Y A,

In the manufacture of mittensit is important, as far as possible, todispense with seams; and the object of this invention is especially toavoid making seams along the side and at the end of the wrist, thelining being connected to the Wrist portion in the manufacture ot' thefabric and turned in-in the formation of the mitten, as hereinafterdescribed.

The knitting is done on the ordinary circular machines, the yarnsemployed diering in size and density or closeness of twist. The tubularfabric may be commenced with a thin and loosely-twisted'yarn suitablefor lining the mitten, or the portion thereof next the wrist,`and.asufficient length of this knitted The fabric is then continued by usinga heavier and closely-twisted yarn to form the wrist portion a, andafter this has been carried sufficiently far the fabric is continued 'bymeans of a yarn which is not so closely twisted as the wrist-yarn, andwhich is heavier than that used for the lining portions. This part b ofthe tube fabric is designed to form the outside covering or mittenproper, and it is continued for a sufficient distance or length to form,when divided, two mittens. 5o At the end of the double-mitten portion bis formed,by using the closelytwisted yarn above mentioned, anotherwrist portion, a. After this, using a loose thin yarn, a lining portion,

c, is knit of double length, the design being to divide the liningportion, so that each section will serve for the mitten connectedthereto.

It is apparent that yarns of different colors may be employed in makingthis fabric, when desirable.

The tubular fabric is continued as long as may be required, thesuccession of the mitten- Wall port-ions b, Wrist portions a, and liningportions c being regularly observed.

Instead of knitting double hand-lengths, as indicated above, and doublelengths for linings, there may be a variation, producing a fabric withsingle hand-lengths, succeeded by single wrist portions and singlelining portions continuously; but this form of the fabric is not 7c sodesirable, because it requires the yarn to be changed on the machinemore frequently, and is therefore more expensive.

Mittens are formed from lthis fabric by turning the lining portion upinside the outer or mitten portion to any desired position, and securingthem together in any proper way.

In an application ot' the same date as this is shown and described anarticle which is made from the fabric described and claimed herein.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

A eontin nous knit tubular fabric for the man- 8 5 ufacture of mittens,consisting of lining portions c, wrist portions a, and outer or mittenportions, b, each portion succeeding the other in regular order in theknit fabric, and consisting of material of different textures,substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

ITHAMER A. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. ROBINSON, FEED. C. HINMAN.

